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More trains, more seats and quicker journeys as rail industry launches December 2025 timetable
The rail industry has launched the biggest timetable change on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) in more than a decade today (Sunday 14 December), as part of a wider set of timetable changes across the network.
All aboard! Railway 200’s exhibition train arrives at London Paddington
- A special exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the railway arrived at London Paddington this morning (Monday 8 December) and will be open for visits until Saturday 13 December
- Get your free tickets through the Railway 200 website at railway200.co.uk/inspiration/.
National & regional news
Network Rail looks to the next stages of south Devon railway resilience as rockfall shelter is completed
The completion of a new rockfall shelter marks a major milestone for Network Rail’s programme of work to protect the iconic coastal railway between Exeter and Newton Abbot from extreme weather.
South West rail passengers to benefit from a more reliable railway as Network Rail gets set to start cliff resilience work
Resilience work on the cliffs between Dawlish and Holcombe to help protect the iconic coastal railway line for future generations is due to start this week.
Secretary of State for Transport marks completion of Dawlish sea wall, protecting South West railway for generations to come
This morning (Monday 3 July), Network Rail, the wider rail industry, the local council and local school pupils joined Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt Hon Mark Harper MP, in Dawlish, Devon, to mark the completion and official opening of the £80m sea wall.
£80 million Dawlish sea wall, which will help protect vital rail link to the south west, set to open to public
The transformation of Dawlish seafront is almost complete as 415m of new promenade, along with other fully accessible public areas, are set to open to the public ahead of the summer season.
New, bigger sea wall to protect railway and town of Dawlish reaches final stages as Colonnade underpass reopens to the public
Work on the construction of the £80m new, bigger sea wall to protect the railway in Dawlish has reached its final stages as a new link bridge and stilling basin nears completion at Colonnade viaduct.
‘Blueming Marvellous Monday’ helps to bust the ‘Blue Monday’ myth
Network Rail and Great Western Railway are joining forces with Samaritans to help bust the ‘Blue Monday’ myth.
Rail passengers warned of severe disruption on Christmas Eve due to RMT strike action
Network Rail is warning passengers that RMT strike action planned for Christmas Eve will have a severe impact on rail services on the day with passengers being advised to only travel if absolutely necessary or to consider travelling another day.
Network Rail awards contract for next phase of important coastal resilience works
Network Rail has awarded BAM Nuttall the contract to design a series of resilience measures along the iconic coastal railway between Dawlish and Holcombe, south Devon.
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